Tropang LOL

{{Infobox television

| alt_name = Lunch Out Loud

| image = Tropang LOL logo.png

| image_size = 250

| caption = Title card from July 16, 2022 to April 29, 2023

| camera = Multiple-camera setup

| genre = Variety show
Game show

| location = Studio 72, #72 Kalayaan Ave., Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

| creator = Albee Benitez

| developer = Brightlight Productions

| presenter = See below

| director = Bjoy Balagtas

| creative_director = Bobet Vidanes
Johnny Manahan

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

Rowena P. Valencia

}}

| producer = Albee Benitez
Bobet Vidanes
Johnny Manahan

| company = Brightlight Productions

| writer = {{Plainlist|

Robin Sison
Koko Joven
Dave Ili
Russel Peñafuerte

}}

| country = Philippines

| language = Tagalog

| network = TV5

| first_aired = {{start date|2020|10|19}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2023|4|29}}

| network2 = Kapamilya Channel
A2Z

| first_aired2 = {{start date|2022|7|16}}

| last_aired2 = {{end date|2023|4|29}}

}}

Tropang LOL (formerly Lunch Out Loud) is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by TV5 and Kapamilya Channel. Originally hosted by Billy Crawford, Alex Gonzaga, Bayani Agbayani, K Brosas, Wacky Kiray, Ariel Rivera, KC Montero, Francoise "Laboching" Faisan, Mark Averilla (also known as Macoy Dubs) and Jeff Tam, it aired on Kapamilya Channel's Unli PrimeTanghali afternoon line up and TV5's Lunchtime Saya afternoon line up from October 19, 2020 to April 29, 2023, replacing Kapamilya Blockbusters on Kapamilya Channel and One PH simulcast of One Balita Pilipinas on TV5 and was replaced by Kapamilya Blockbusters on Kapamilya Channel and Face 2 Face on TV5.

Overview

The show was first known as Lunch Out Loud which premiered on October 19, 2020, as a regular daily noontime variety show as part of TV5's blocktime deal with Brightlight Productions. The encore episodes were subsequently aired on Cignal TV's cable channel Colours TV until the said cable channel closed down on January 1, 2022. The original hosts include Billy Crawford, Alex Gonzaga, Bayani Agbayani, K Brosas, Wacky Kiray, Ariel Rivera, KC Montero, Francoise "Laboching" Faisan, Mark Averilla (also known as Macoy Dubs) and Jeff Tam. The show marks the return of Gonzaga and Agbayani to TV5.{{cite web|title=WATCH: New noontime show 'Lunch Out Loud' to premiere on October 19|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/series/video-noontime-show-lunch-out-loud-premiere-october-19-2020|website=Rappler|date=October 8, 2020}}{{cite web|last=Gabinete|first=Jojo|title=Lunch Out Loud launch sa October 19 sasabayan ng It's Showtime live telecast|url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/cabinet-files/154442/battle-of-noontime-shows-october-19-a734-20201018|website=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=October 18, 2020|language=tl}}

On July 16, 2022, Lunch Out Loud was reformatted with a new title Tropang LOL and began its simulcast over Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live and A2Z. It was moved to an earlier timeslot at 11:00 AM as a preprogramming to It's Showtime and part of their back-to-back collaboration. The show is also available in IWantTFC and TFC.{{cite web |last=JE |first=CC |title=Now called 'Tropang LOL,' 'Lunch Out Loud' headed to A2Z, Kapamilya Channel as 'It's Showtime's' pre-show |url=https://www.lionheartv.net/2022/07/now-called-tropang-lol-lunch-out-loud-headed-to-a2z-kapamilya-channel-as-its-showtimes-pre-show |website=lionheartv.net|date=July 8, 2022 }}{{Cite web|title='Lunch Out Loud' and It's Showtime' go back-to-back to bring noontime entertainment on A2Z, Kapamilya Channel, and TV5|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/11/lunch-out-loud-and-its-showtime-go-back-to-back-to-bring-noontime-entertainment-on-a2z-kapamilya-channel-and-tv5|date=July 11, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022|work=Manila Bulletin}}

Tropang LOL officially aired its final episode on April 29, 2023, after almost three years and Face 2 Face replaced its vacated timeslot on TV5 on May 1, along with It's Showtime returned to its original 12:00 nn timeslot until June 30 when the network's blocktime agreement expired. The next day, It's Showtime moved its simulcast to GMA Network-owned GTV before it expanded into GMA Network's main channel and AMBS-owned ALLTV nearly a years later,{{cite news|url=https://www.lionheartv.net/2024/06/its-showtime-alltv/|title='It's Showtime' surprises viewers with sudden broadcast on AllTV|website=LionhearTV|date=June 17, 2024|accessdate=June 17, 2024}}{{Cite news|url=https://balita.net.ph/2024/06/18/tahimik-lang-its-showtime-balik-channel-2-napapanood-na-rin-sa-alltv/|title=Tahimik lang: It's Showtime balik-Channel 2, napapanood na rin sa ALLTV|author=Richard de Leon|website=balita.net.ph|date=2024-06-18|access-date=2024-06-18}}{{Cite web | title='It's Showtime' debuts on GMA Network with a bang | date= April 6, 2024 | url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/902838/it-s-showtime-debuts-on-gma-network-with-a-bang/story/ | access-date= April 6, 2024 | website=GMA News}}{{cite news |title=[ANALYSIS] A new era of noontime TV: GMA-7 takes in ABS-CBN's 'It's Showtime' |publisher=Rappler |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/analysis-new-era-noontime-tv-gma-network-takes-in-abs-cbn-its-showtime-after-tape-eat-bulaga/ |date=10 April 2024 |access-date=10 April 2024}} whereas TV5's new noontime show, E.A.T. (later becoming Eat Bulaga! on January 6, 2024) premiered at the same time.{{Cite web|title='It's Showtime' returns to 12 noon timeslot|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/01/23/its-showtime-returns-to-12-noon-timeslot

|date=May 1, 2023|access-date=May 1, 2023|website=news.abs-cbn.com}}{{cite web|title=Tropang LOL, magpapaalam na sa ere sa April 29 — sources|url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/172315/tropang-lol-to-bid-goodbye-on-tv5-a2z-a4118-20230324|website=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=March 24, 2023|access-date=March 26, 2023|language=tl}}{{cite web|title=Confirmed na! Pagbabu ng Tropang LOL sa ere, may petsa na, ikinalungkot nina Alex G, Billy Crawford atbp|url=https://balita.net.ph/2023/03/25/confirmed-na-pagbabu-ng-tropang-lol-sa-ere-may-petsa-na-ikinalungkot-nina-alex-g-billy-crawford-atbp|website=Balita|date=March 25, 2023|access-date=March 26, 2023|language=tl}}

Hosts

Billy Crawford {{small|(2020–2023)}}
Alex Gonzaga {{small|(2020–2023)}}
Bayani Agbayani {{small|(2020–2023)}}
Wacky Kiray {{small|(2020–2023)}}
KC Montero {{small|(2020–2023)}}
K Brosas {{small|(2020–2022)}}
Mark Averilla (also known as Macoy Dubs / Auntie Julie) {{small|(2020–2021)}}
Jeffrey Tam {{small|(2020–2023)}}
Francoise Denyse Fainsan {{abbr|a.k.a.|also known as}} "Laboching" {{small|(2020–2023)}}
Ariel Rivera {{small|(2020–2021)}}
Querubin Gonzales {{small|(2021–2022)}}
Nick Parker {{small|(2021–2022)}}
Nikka Brillantes {{small|(2021–2022)}}
JD Axie {{small|(2022–2023)}}
Alexa Miro {{small|(2022–2023)}}
Matteo Guidicelli {{small|(2022–2023)}}
Nyca Bernardo {{small|(2023)}}

=Other cast members=

DJ Arra Pascual {{small|(2020–2021)}}
LOL Babes {{small|(2020–2023)}}
LOL Boys {{small|(2020–2023)}}
Jacob Plaza {{Small|(Kantrabaho Winner)}} {{small|(2020–2023)}}
Grace Cristobal (also known as "Amazing Grace") {{small|(2022; "Sagot Mo Sagot Ko" segment host)}}
Mark Michael Garcia {{small|(as a Hope Singer)}} {{small|(2022–2021)}}

=Guest co-hosts=

Gelli de Belen {{small|(2020–2021)}}
Valerie Concepcion {{small|(2020–2021)}}
Isabelle Daza {{small|(2020–2022)}}
Kim Molina {{small|(2021)}}
Claudine Barretto {{small|(2021)}}

Accolades

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scope="row"\| 2020 \| GEMS Hiyas ng Sining Awards \| Best Variety Show \| Lunch Out Loud \|{{won}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web \|title=TV5 wins top plums in 5th GEMS Awards \|date=January 14, 2021\|url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/14/tv5-wins-top-plums-in-5th-gems-awards/\|publisher=Manila Bulletin Online\|access-date=January 14, 2021}}
scope="row"\| 2020 \| GEMS Hiyas ng Sining Awards \| Best Male Variety Show Host \| Billy Crawford \|{{won}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|

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scope="row"| 2020

| GEMS Hiyas ng Sining Awards

| Best Variety Show

| Lunch Out Loud

|{{won}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |title=TV5 wins top plums in 5th GEMS Awards |date=January 14, 2021|url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/14/tv5-wins-top-plums-in-5th-gems-awards/|publisher=Manila Bulletin Online|access-date=January 14, 2021}}

scope="row"| 2020

| GEMS Hiyas ng Sining Awards

| Best Male Variety Show Host

| Billy Crawford

|{{won}}

| style="text-align:center;"|